I remember in my early 20’s I was so carefree. There is so much to this story than what I can put here, but it involves intense abuse and disregard from my ex wife, and other trauma that I wasn’t ready for, nor knew existed. I’ve battled the most severe cases of mental health on the books, and mixing that with the depression was brutal. I did everything I was supposed to from psychiatric hospitals to having a psychiatrist prescribing meds, therapists and so on. Another thing I struggled with was religion. I’m a Christian that doesn’t like Christianity lol. I went to church in my psychotic ridden mind for help and it damaged me all the more, I was so vulnerable. It wasn’t until I disconnected from the teachers at church, read my bible per my interpretation, among other things I’m letting go of (social media and internet) that I’m now starting to feel the peace and freedom from things that pull me into negativity and contaminate me with a mindset that debilitates me. I’m rereading Lori’s book Simple Wisdom for Life’s Hard Questions and it’s things like this that connect me to a previous unbroken part of my self. The simple wisdom of life. All I needed was affirmation for the things that were arising in my spirit and for that I’m eternally grateful. I would say I’m finding a new me by connecting with a version of myself that was more carefree and more simple minded. It’s all very hard to describe or explain because there are no words to describe my experience, and in my experience, though well intentioned, others don’t understand. But at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if they understand because pain is something we all have in common.

Exactly. Just as Solomon said, wisdom is beyond reach. The more you know, the more you realize how little you know. I agree with Lori’s book when she mentions Occans Razor, which I had never heard of before. The most simplest answer is usually the best one. That’s the journey I’m on now and already reaping benefits. I’m gaining peace in my faith with God and peace with life in general. I’m learning that the less I know the better.

It took me losing my mind to fully appreciate the simplicity of living life as it is. I’m working on it day by day. <3